Goose Egg (Noun)
Meaning
A quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it".
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- After racking up a score of a hundred runs last week, the opposing team was reduced to nil and got a pathetic goose egg this week.
- The investigation led to a goose egg, all our hopes and expectations came crashing down, leaving us with nothing.
- The team had been playing so well until this week, when they managed to score a goose egg, completely invalidating all their hard work.
- Her entire savings account was a goose egg, all for naught, as the store's policy stated that the particular lottery ticket she found wasn't valid.
- The coach was furious about the way his team performed, which ultimately left them with a goose egg on the scoreboard, a big disappointment to everyone who thought they'd at least put up some points.